During his recent Meet the Press appearance, Clinton spokesman Terry McAuliffe claimed the campaign has "16.6 million very passionate supporters." But...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama has picked up a superdelegate endorsement on the morning of the Oregon/Kentucky primaries. Iowa Democratic Chairman Scott Brennan announ...
Daniel Nichanian | Posted 07.23.2008 | Home
The woman who coined the term "Hillaryland" is now reportedly ready to join Obama's general election efforts. And Gallup has put Hillary support at less than 40 percent for the first time.
Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics
What if Obama loses Oregon tomorrow, or wins only by the barest of margins?
Daniel Nichanian | Posted 07.23.2008 | Home
At Nevada's state convention Hillary lost a delegate, so she's now down by three in a state she won. Jack Evans, manager of her campaign in DC switched to Obama as well, citing momentum.
Mitch Ceasar | Posted 05.26.2008 | Home
Each passing day, I feel more wanted. It's my status as one of the remaining uncommitted superdelegates. I feel like a character in an ultimate reality game show entitled the Democratic Nomination.
Will Bower | Posted 06.03.2008 | Home
The DNC has engineered delegate values to the point where they no longer have any meaning. If each delegate represented a proportional number of humans, who would be in the lead, Clinton or Obama?
M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 05.21.2008 | Home
In Roy Romer's endorsement of Obama, it came down to the map and the math. "It is different kind of winning possibility that Senator Obama was presenting to the party.... This nation is evolving."
Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics
The chorus from major news outlets saying Hillary Clinton's candidacy is almost impossible is growing louder as the Clintons continue to push on. The...
Daniel Nichanian | Posted 05.17.2008 | Home
At this point so-called private commitments on the part of superdelegates mean nothing. Clinton's candidacy can no longer pretend to be about the primaries. Without super commitments, she is not in the race.
Dee Dee Myers | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics
The Clinton campaign simply declared that the magic number--the combined pledged and super delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination--had changed.
M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 05.15.2008 | Home
The press conference was marked by sad Clintonian parsing. The primary is close, depending on how you define "close." Gas prices are a white issue. African-Americans, as a mass, are Obama's "passionate supporters."
AP | CALVIN WOODWARD | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama pocketed the support of at least four Democratic convention superdelegates on Wednesday, building on the momentum from...
Lawrence O'Donnell | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics
A senior campaign official and Clinton confidante has told me that there will be a Democratic nominee by June 15. He could not bring himself to say the words "Hillary will drop out by June 15," but that is clearly what he meant.
Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics
A spokesman for Rep. Heath Shuler, who had pledged his vote to the winner of his North Carolina district, tells my colleague Amie Parnes that "he has ...
Jennifer Donahue | Posted 05.14.2008 | Home
The most predictive economic indicator in Presidential campaigns has been gas prices. Clinton may be pandering but she isn't dumb. The gas tax holiday is good strategy. This year of course may be different.
Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics
Matt Seyfang points out to me that, after Tuesday, we'll pass a milestone: There will be more superdelegates than pledged delegates left to fight over...
HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics
UPDATE | May 5, 11am ET : Hillary Clinton's campaign today acknowledged plans to try to win seating of the disputed Michigan and Florida delegations t...
Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics
Obama's candidacy has hit its low point. Yet there is no indication whatsoever that superdelegates are inching toward Clinton -- quite the contrary.
236.com | 23/6: News You Can Misuse | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics
Politico is reporting that, according to insiders, most of the more than 80 uncommitted superdelegates in the House and Senate have already made up th...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.09.2008 | Media
Stephen Colbert talks with superdelegate and Democratic strategist Donna Brazille gets a little dirty, as the two plan a late-night Kansas City rendez...
Daniel Nichanian | Posted 05.09.2008 | Home
The fact that 10 superdelegates have endorsed in 48 hours suggests that Clinton is running out of time, even if she's keeping the tallies close. But where are the anticipated waves of endorsements for Obama?
Joseph J. Andrew | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics
My endorsement of Obama will not be welcome news to my friends and family at the Clinton campaign. They are the best practitioners of the old politics, so they will no doubt call me a traitor, an opportunist and a hypocrite.
AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama is closing in on Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's advantage among superdelegates, building on hi...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics
Politico reports: Capitol Hill insiders say the battle for congressional superdelegates is over, and one Senate supporter of Barack Obama is hinting ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics